Virgin Galactic reopens ticket sales, with prices starting at $450,000 per seat
Virgin Galactic delivered second-quarter results after the market closed on Thursday and announced the reopening of ticket sales for spaceflights.
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Beyond Meat says delta variant fears and labor challenges prompt fewer restaurant orders
The Covid delta variant and labor challenges are resulting in fewer orders of Beyond Meat products from restaurants.
Joe Manchin 'deeply concerned' about Fed's easy-money policy, urges Powell to taper
Sen. Joe Manchin said Thursday that he is "deeply concerned" about the Fed's stimulus and urged the central bank to taper.
Covid vaccinations in Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama more than double since July
More residents in states ravaged by the delta strain are rolling up their sleeves for Covid vaccinations to slow the spread.
Justice Department investigating Phoenix police practices, including use of deadly force, in civil rights probe
The probe will look at the use of deadly force by Phoenix officers and whether they engage in discriminatory practices, among other issues.
Apple will report images of child sexual abuse detected on iCloud to law enforcement
Apple started testing the system on Thursday, but most U.S. iPhone users won't be part of it until an iOS 15 update later this year, Apple said.
Cloud stocks soar to fresh records as Datadog's results help boost Cloudflare and Asana
Datadog shares jumped 15% on Thursday on better-than-expected results, helping push other cloud stocks to all-time highs.
Richard Trumka, head of AFL-CIO union federation, dies at 72
Richard Trumka served as president of the 12.5-million-member AFL-CIO since 2009. President Joe Biden called the labor leader a close friend.
Fauci warns more severe Covid variant could emerge as U.S. cases near 100,000 daily
Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that a more severe Covid variant could soon emerge, as daily average new case totals approach 100,000 per day.
Amazon invested millions in a pre-revenue company with a system for measuring human proteins
Amazon declined to specify whether it's working with Nautilus Technology in addition to investing. The online retailer has been pushing into health care.
Astra stock jumps 24% as rocket builder targets late August for first launch since going public
Publicly traded rocket builder Astra will go for its first launch of the year later this month, planning to transport a Pentagon payload to orbit.
Space company Maxar stock drops 14% after delaying launch of next-generation satellites
Space company Maxar Technologies shares dropped in trading Thursday after it announced another delay to the launch of its next-generation imagery satellites.
Weber CEO describes new smart grill lineup as stock pops in market debut
Weber Grills has plans to launch a new line, CEO Chris Scherzinger told CNBC on Thursday ahead of the company's public listing Aug. 5.
10-year Treasury yield tops 1.2% after weekly jobless claims data matches expectations
U.S. Treasury yields were slightly higher on Thursday.
Amazon postpones return to office until January 2022
Amazon previously said it expected most of its employees to begin returning regularly to the office the week of Sept. 7.
Biden pushes for electric vehicles to make up half of U.S. auto sales by 2030
The new target is expected to be supported by auto companies such as General Motors, Ford Motor and Stellantis.
Tesla Megapack fire highlights issues to be solved for utility 'big batteries'
While the Victorian Big Battery is not the first system of its kind, it is one of the world's largest battery energy storage systems.
Amazon, Google and other tech companies join government effort to fight ransomware
Cyber attacks have become a more regular threat to U.S. organizations.
Pete Buttigieg says he doesn't know why Elon Musk's Tesla wasn't invited to Biden's clean-car showcase
Elon Musk tweeted overnight, "Yeah, seems odd that Tesla wasn't invited" to Biden's clean-car event at the White House alongside Ford, GM and the UAW.
Continuing jobless claims hit new pandemic-era low, falling below 3 million
Initial jobless claims totaled 385,000 for the week ended July 31, meeting estimates.
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